head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
surroundings; environs; circumference
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
door; gate; opening; title page
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
sound of voice; vocal sound
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to ask; to enquire; to query
to gather; to collect; to assemble
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)